You touch one powered technological device. For the duration, you can communicate with it while you remain within 30 feet of it. You can ask up to three questions during the casting, including follow-up questions.
An ordinary device expresses its functions and recorded experiences through a temporary, simple voice. A door might describe pressure against its hinges; a scanner might remember registered heat signatures; an engine might complain about contaminated fuel.
The device's answers are limited to information its sensors detected or its accessible systems retained. The spell does not create missing memories, restore deleted records, reveal protected information, or connect you to other devices across a network. A device without relevant sensors or records might know very little.
An unpowered or destroyed device cannot respond. You may make simple requests, but this spell grants no command authority. A device remains subject to its permissions, programming, and physical capabilities. A locked door might explain why it refuses access without opening.
An intelligent technological creature can communicate with you, but it retains its personality, choices, and ability to refuse or deceive. The spell cannot read its thoughts or compel it.
Casting this spell using a higher-level spell slot grants no additional benefit.
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